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Gardening: Vetch
Does anyone have a solution to ridding my raised beds of vetch ~ it keeps invading my perennials here in southern Maine and the more I try to remove it and its roots, the more that seems to appear. Suggestions, PLEASE!
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Roundup may be very bad for bees and come with a host of unknown problems, but it is a topical ...»
Gardening: Black lines on sting ray plant
I have black lines on my sting ray plant, I didn't have them last year. The plant seems healthy, and is still sprouting. The lines look attractive. Is this suppose to be or is something wrong with it?
Gardening: Unknown plant taking over.
Can you telllme what this is and how to get rid of it???? Please ! At this time it has tiny blue flowers. Soon they will turn to blue/purple berry things. What a mess.
Gardening: What is this plant?
I bought these little plants a few years ago in early spring. The leaves were a little bit meaty, but not as thick as a succulent. Over the spring and summer the plants grew huge, with long vine-y parts, but the leaves stayed more or less the same size - no more than an inch or two long. At the very peak of summer they did have a little red flower that came out, one or two of them on each plant. It looked almost like a tiny red daisy.
Anyway, I brought them inside in the fall and ...»
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I dont know what they're called but I bought these last yr in Lowes, and I know they have ...»
Gardening: Please help tell me what this is called
Can anyone tell me what kind of flower this is, we just bought a home and it was planted in a flowerbed?
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In New Mexico we call them surprise lily also.
Gardening: What is this? Is it a weed or a type of spinach
I found this growing in my carrot bed this spring, I let it grow but I still haven't figured out what it is. I shared my vegetable garden with my neighbor last season and I know he planted something late last summer. The simple resolution would be to ask him but he moved. Anyone with suggestions would be much appreciated,
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It's spinach, it looks nothing at all like pigweed. ;)
Gardening: How do you get rid of nut grass permanently?
We have a problem with nut grass. (My mother bought dirt from a nursery and it was in the dirt) We pull it and its back in back in a week. She has used Roundup and it doesnt work. She bought a " nutgrass killer selective herbicide" by a company called Monterey this also had no effect. As you can see from pics below.
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Nutgrass is one of THE most difficult weeds to treat in the landscape. Here is a link to a two ...»
Gardening: What is the secret for carrying for Christmas cactuses?
I love the Christmas cactus but try as i may...I have never understood how to keep them healthy and alive. I have read instructions on how to water...
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Roxann.... Wow! 18! I love it! You guys have certainly been helpful and I appreciate your ...»
Gardening: Is This a Daylily or Something Else?
Hi, this is a (bulb) flower that grows out back. The stalks are very tall (3-4 feet?) and the blooms are about 5-6 inches across. They're beautiful! Please help me identify them. Thank you!
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What a gorgeous flower!
Gardening: A mystery plant has shown up in my flower bed. Any one know what it is
At first I was worried that it was Hog Weed, but after looking at photos on line I'm not sure.
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Rhubarb plant